12 Home Remedies for Pets

Vitamin E is a common ingredient in skincare products designed for humans, but it also can be useful for dogs who suffer from dry skin. You can choose from a variety of methods to administer vitamin E to your pooch, be it directly applying a vitamin E oil to his or her skin, or feeding your pup a vitamin E pill. Always consult your vet to determine how best to apply a vitamin E treatment to your dog. (PetMD)

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Penny Jeffers

My cat is a short haired, domestic, mix and she constantly licks herself. Therefore, she is making patches of her hair fall out and her skin very dry. What kind of inexpensive, home treatment can we do or give her? Thank you.

I've been feeding my cats and dogs pumpkin for years, and I used to give my big dog a whole clove of garlic. I shoved it down his throat, once a month and no fleas or ticks. Now since they say garlic is bad for them, I don't do it anymore. We still don't have any flea problems, and Salmon oil is also a great one for dry skin and joints etc etc it has many benefits. My daughter works at a vet office that uses eastern and western medicine, so we use herbs for most problems. Also how I learned about pumpkin salmon oil and grain free diets, my animals are healthy and happy pretty animals ! Now if I could just find us a place in the sun to live out the rest of our days ! Life would be about perfect ! Thanks for the yogurt skin thing, I didn't know that. I'm going to try it tomorrow on my big hairy mutt.

Can't get your dog to take a Vet. prescribed pill. Make a SMALL Peanut butter sandwichput the pill inside and offer it to your pet. Our dog who has to take medicine daily for allergies loves it! And, a lot easier and cheaper than trying to put it into a hotdog or cheese, or crushing pills to put it in their dog food.

Garlic is toxic to dogs in certain amounts (like a whole clove, onions have the same chemical as well); I have treated my 4 Labs with Brewers Yeast with Garlic and sprinkle granulated garlic on their food (probably about 1/4 tsp. morning and night) for the past 5 years and haven't had a flea. I got tired of putting toxic chemicals on them and this combination works. I would consult your vet on the amount of both based on your dog's weight and any health issues he/she may have.

Does your dog have dry flaky skin? Skip all the drugs and give them PLAIN Vanilla Yogurt. Feed 1/2 of a small container on day one and the other half the next day. You will be amazed with results in just 24 hours. I got this from a Vet and have been giving it to my Boxers for years. Just a small container every few months keeps his coat soft and smooth and no dry skin. It has to do with the bacteria culture in Yogurt . This really works!